Ferdi Vierklau Explained

Ferdi Vierklau
Fullname:Ferdinand Rudols Marcel Vierklau
Birth Date:1 April 1973
Birth Place:Bilthoven, Netherlands
Position:Right back
Youthclubs1:FAK
Youthclubs2:USV Elinkwijk
Years1:1991–1996
Caps1:117
Goals1:4
Years2:1996–1997
Caps2:30
Goals2:1
Years3:1997–1998
Caps3:32
Goals3:1
Years4:1999–2002
Caps4:38
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:217
Totalgoals:6
Nationalyears1:1996–1997
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Ferdinand 'Ferdi' Rudols Marcel Vierklau (born 1 April 1973) is a Dutch retired footballer who played as a right back.

Club career

Vierklau was born in Bilthoven, Utrecht. In his country, he played for FC Utrecht, Vitesse Arnhem and AFC Ajax (March 1999 to June 2002), appearing in 185 Eredivisie matches over 11 seasons and scoring five goals; he won the double with the Amsterdam club in the 2001–02 campaign, but was already a fringe player at the time.

Vierklau also played one and a half seasons with CD Tenerife in Spain,[1] being relegated in his second year in La Liga and subsequently signing with Ajax. He retired at the age of 29.

International career

Vierklau earned two caps for the Netherlands, in a period of eight months. His debut was on 5 October 1996, as he played 71 minutes in a 3–1 away win against Wales for the 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification stages.

Honours

Ajax

2001–02

1998–99, 2001–02

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Notes and References

  1. News: El Alavés se lo pasa bien en Tenerife. Alavés have a good time in Tenerife. Mundo Deportivo. Castañeda. Álvaro. Spanish. 28 September 1998. 12 October 2017.